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‘It gives me chills’: Messages found in bottle on Cape Cod may have been left by World War II POWs

An accidental discovery while landscaping — a bottle stuffed with messages inside — is illuminating the deep wartime history on Cape Cod.

‘We’re all Tyre’: Family prepares to lay Nichols to rest in Memphis

The family of Tyre Nichols planned to lay him to rest on Wednesday, three weeks after he was beaten to death by Memphis police after a traffic stop.

Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charge in set death

Prosecutors linked Alec Baldwin to an expansive list of alleged failures in firearms safety as they filed a felony involuntary manslaughter charge Tuesday against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set.

Today in History: FEB 1, Space shuttle Columbia breaks up

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2023. There are 333 days left in the year.

Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his son

A state agent insisted Tuesday he heard a possible confession from Alex Murdaugh even after defense attorneys for the disgraced South Carolina lawyer slowed the audio down during Murdaugh’s double murder trial.

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US uses rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan

The move by the agency, heralded by Alaska Native tribes and environmentalists who have long pushed for it, deals a potentially devastating blow to the proposed Pebble Mine and comes while an earlier rejection of a key federal permit for the project remains unresolved.

Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet

Since its first flight in 1969, the giant 747 has revolutionized travel, connecting international cities that had never before had direct routes and helping democratize passenger flight.

As the Colorado River dries up, states can’t agree on saving water

The lack of an agreement sets up the prospect that the federal government will make unilateral cuts sometime later this year.

Dave Durenberger, censured by Senate in ethics breach, dies at 88

Considered a leader on environmental and health care matters, Mr. Durenberger was censured by the Senate in 1990 for financial improprieties that destroyed his 16-year Washington career.

FDA revamping foods program to move past ‘constant turmoil’

“This is one of the most important changes in the history of the FDA,” the head of the Food and Drug Administration said.

Stranded humpback whale dies on Long Island beach

A 35-foot humpback whale washed ashore and later died on a New York beach, one of several cetaceans discovered over the past two months along the shores of New York and New Jersey.

Winter weather cancels flights, leads to death in Texas

Winter weather brought ice to Texas and nearby states Tuesday, causing the cancellation of more than 980 flights and delays to nearly 800 more.